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Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 is music of glorious contradictions. Delicate, with an undercurrent of aggression; full of both vivid light, and creeping shadow. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll take look back at the very definition of avant-garde, on the way from a recent concert in Lugano, Switzerland.
On this weekend's Performance Today, Fred's joined in the studio by a special guest: pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer Ben Folds. He'll pick out some of his favorite classical pieces, and introduce us to his new piano concerto.
On Friday's Performance Today, Fred's joined in the studio by a special guest: pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer Ben Folds. He'll pick out some of his favorite classical pieces, and introduce us to his new piano concerto.
Listen to in-studio interview with host Fred Child and musical performances by the Ancia Saxophone Quartet.
A rock star knows about classical music? Of course he does. Read about the day Ben Folds stopped by to co-host an hour of PT.
Sergey Khachatryan has two loves; his car, and his violin. He tunes both himself and lives to take them both out for spins. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Khachatryan, mechanic and violinist, play Beethoven's Violin Concerto in concert with the L.A. Philharmonic.
On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear a Romance by Schumann. By Clara Schumann, that is -- the great pianist who gave up composing when she married Robert Schumann. Plus, Bruce Adolphe joins us for this week's Piano Puzzler.
When Maurice Ravel's Noble and Sentimental Waltzes premiered in Paris in 1911, the audience had to guess who the composer was. There's no need to guess anymore; these waltzes have become a concert hall favorite. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear them played in concert by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
During a trip down the Nile, French composer Camille Saint-Saens was captivated by an old Nubian song. In fact, he was so inspired by the tune that he transformed it into a piano concerto. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear pianist Stephen Hough and the Nashville Symphony play that very piece; Saint-Saens' Egyptian Concerto.
